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Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler

Paul Wheeler is director of the Political Skills Forum and writes on local politics

Articles by Paul Wheeler

A searchlight is shone on the shoddy treatment of leaseholders

By Paul Wheeler | 12 June 2019

Paul Wheeler says the 'whole sorry saga' of the removal of potentially lethal cladding has shone ...

This 'false debate' could weaken growth of city regions

By Paul Wheeler | 30 April 2019

The current 'false debate' stating that the sad plight of many northern towns is a direct result ...

A four-point plan for social housing

By Paul Wheeler | 27 March 2019

Tens of thousands of families are desperately worried about their continuing ability to pay high ...

Union power games in Birmingham will not help create jobs

By Paul Wheeler | 20 March 2019

Paul Wheeler is sure the cause of the Birmingham bin dispute has its roots in a struggle over equ...

The Berlin perspective

By Paul Wheeler | 06 February 2019

Perhaps we should all be asking the Germans how they get their priorities in order before rushing...

Councils are coming out of the shadows

By Paul Wheeler | 12 December 2018

While we can do without friendly fire from a failing Government, councils do need to address issu...

The North needs help with supporting asylum seekers

By Paul Wheeler | 13 November 2018

Unlike Germany, the UK has outsourced the challenge of supporting asylum seekers to the poorest c...

soapbox

By Paul Wheeler | 17 October 2018

Paul Wheeler is 'taking a break from Brexit Britain' to spend a year in the German capital while ...

Local politicians breaking through

By Paul Wheeler | 19 September 2018

The pending party conference season is likely to be a savage one, with a summer of simmering disc...

Is local government falling out of love with mayors?

By Paul Wheeler | 21 August 2018

If local government is to have a future, we need to be more confident in supporting directly-elec...